(HC) Brownlee v. People of the State of California

wOAIG 2 LDV VEGI VEAINITT ENN RAMU te PIA ee AY tt 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 BENJAMIN JUSTIN BROWNLEE, No. 2:19-cv-2524 JAM AC P Petitioner, Vv. ORDER THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA,

14 Respondent. 16 Petitioner has requested the appointment of counsel. There currently exists no absolute 18 right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. See Nevius v. Sumner, 105 F.3d 453, 460 (9th Cir. 1996). However, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A authorizes the appointment of counsel at any stage 20 || of the case “if the interests of justice so require.” See Rule 8(c), Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases. In the present case, the court does not find that the interests of justice would be served by the 22 || appointment of counsel at this time. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s request for appointment of 24 || counsel (ECF No. 16) is denied without prejudice to a renewal of the motion at a later stage of the 25 ||…